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Mobility of university students

If you are a holder of a residence permit for the purpose of university studies in one of the member states (exept for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark) you are allowed to carry out a mobility (short-term stay) in Slovakia for a max of 360 days WITHOUT the need to apply for a temporary residence in Slovakia, if:

 

  • you will carry out a part of your studies in Slovakia within an EU programme (e.g. Erasmus+), Slovak governmental programme (e.g. National scholarship programme), a multilateral programme supporting mobility (e.g. CEEPUS) or within an agreement between higher education institutions, and
  • you will carry out a part of their studies during the validity period of the residence permit granted by the other EU Member State
  • higher education institution in Slovakia, where you will carry out your studies, notifies the Ministry of Interior thereof in advance and submits:
        • proof of the fact, that a student will carry out a part of his/her studies in Slovakia within an EU programme (e.g. Erasmus+), Slovak governmental programme (e.g. National scholarship programme), a multilateral programme supporting mobility (e.g. CEEPUS) or within an agreement between two or among more higher education institutions,
        • proof of admission to studies,
        • copy of a residence card issued by a member state (a uniform format for all EU Member States, the purpose of a residence is stated in the „Note“ of the residence card),
        • copy of a passport,
        • information about the start and finish dates of mobility, and
        • proof of financial coverage of stay in the amount of subsistence minimum for every month of stay or a confirmation of the higher education institution stating that the student will be provided with sufficient resources to cover the costs of living, study costs and travel costs for the return to the member state.

 

 

Procedure – obligations of receiving organisations

 

The receiving higher education institution in Slovakia is obliged to notify the Ministry of Interior (Bureau of Border and Foreign Police of the Presidium of the Police Force) of the intention to host student/s who are residents of another member state during their mobility in advance. If the Ministry of Interior does not raise any objection, the mobility of the third-country student/s with residence permit in another member state may take place at any moment within the period of validity of the authorisation.

The receiving higher education institution’s notification shall be sent in advance. Based on the notification the Ministry of Interior may object to the mobility of the researcher/s to its territory within 30 days from having received the complete notification.

The higher education institution is obliged to report the Foreign Police in writing any change influencing the mobility in Slovakia, within three working days of learning about them.

 

Note:

If a student plans to carry out a part of his/her study in Slovakia in accordance with the above mentioned points, and if he/she has been granted a temporary residence in another EU Member State for a purpose other than study or research and development, it is not possible to apply the simplified procedure of the Intra-European mobility. In this case the student has to apply for a temporary residence for the purpose of special activity at the Slovak embassy/Consulate in a EU Member State where he/she has been granted the current temporary residence.